French photographer Laurent Chéhère has created this magical and surreal series of photographs using traditional photography and digital manipulation. Flying Houses takes a variety of Parisian houses out of the claustrophobic street scene, allowing them to float in the sky like kites. Inspired by the short-length film The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse, Chéhère explored the Belleville and Menilmontant arrondissements of Paris for traditional but tired looking buildings that looked in need of release.
Laurent Chéhère exposed the series Flying Houses at Dock en Seine City of Fashion and Design in June 2012, where he won the Prix Special. The series is being shown in China at the 2012 Pingyao International Photography Festival.
The images are also being shown at an exhibition at La Galerie Paris-Beijing on Rue Vertbois, Paris, until December 8.
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